Dr. John House, of the House Clinic in Los Angeles, shared information on management of the mastoid cavity, cochlear implant development and techniques, the life and legacy of Howard House and tinnitus. His course scores ranged from 4.71 to 5.00!
Dr. Richard Waguespack, University of Alabama - Birmingham and past president of the AAO-HNS, shared information on the impact of the ACA on otolaryngology, what the Academy has done for you lately, CPT-ology and integrating new technology into clinical practice and hot topics in CPT coding and changes for 2016. His scores ranged from 4.67 to 4.92!
Our own Dr. Ronald Wilkinson of West Virginia University opened the 2015 CME Confeence with information on the unified airway and otolaryngology, followed by the pollen-food allergy syndrome and craniofacial pain unique to otolayngology before closing the conference with the evaluation of immunodeficiency in otolaryngology. His ratings ranged from 4.83 to 5.0!
WVU resident Dr. Eric Bailey gave a presentation on the rates of antibiotic use after pediatric tonsillectomy and the improvement in quality, receiving ratings on 4.77 to 4.85.
WVU resident Dr. Erik Interval share a case in Kinase 2 and oral squamous cell carcinoma in a mouse model, earning ratings of 4.85 to 5.0.
During a break in the conferene schedule, Joedy Daristotle visited with Stephen Wetmore and Mike Hurst.
WV State Medical Association Executive Director Brian Foy, left, visited with Gary Morin and John Wyllie from the WVAO board of directors.
Members and guests enjoyed lunch with exhibitors. Pictured here, clockwise from venter, are Kara and Mike Hurst, Steve Dawson, Stephen Wetmore, Rebecca Oblak and Mark Armeni.
Dr. John Beidlingmaier, a guest from Maryland, visited with Steve Brown of West Virginia Medical Insurance Company.
WVU resident Eric Bailey caught up with recent graduate Marcus Shaffer during lunch.
WVU residents Erik Interval, left, and Alex Limjuco visited with Dr. Ron Wilkinson and his wife Judith.
WVAO members Daniel Merenda (left) and Bob Pollard (right) visited with guest speaker Richard Waguespack during lunch.
Huntington practitioners (from left) Joe Touma, Charlie Abraham and Scott Gibbs visit, while Scott's son absorbs the stories.
We would like to thank our exhibitors, like Alcon's Matt Murphy, for participating in our conference and visiting with residents Eric Bailey and Alex Limjuco.
Robert Hendry of Cochlear Americas is a returning visitor to our event.
Steve Dawson spent time with Donny Smith and Brian Myles, representing Entellus.
Lynnda Blane of Hill Dermaceutical is a long-long supporter of our conference.
Physicians spend time during a refreshment break with Medtronic representatives.
Jim Paine, left, questions one of our exhibitors about new products.
Marcus Shaffer, right, discussed otolaryngology with Bryan Walker of Smith & Nephew.
The West Virginia Medical Insurance Company was represented at the meeting by Steve Brown.
Enjoying time at Saturday night's reception are, from left, Charlie Abraham, Joe Touma, Scott Gibbs, Gary Morin and John Wyllie.
Barbara and John House, left, visited with WVAO President Mike Haislip and speaker Ron Wikinson during the party. Visiting The Greenbrier was on Dr. House's "bucket list!"
Newly elected WVAO Director Adam Cassis, left, compares notes with former president Bob Pollard.
Guests Mark Chin, left, and Heather Moore joined Dr. Sharon Tomaski during the 2015 CME Conference.
Mark Chin, Steve Blane, Sharon Tomaski and Lynnda Blane prepare for an evening of festivities at The Greenbrier.
Christine Pollard enjoyed visiting with our speaker, Richard Waguespack.
Kara and Mike Hurst shared stories with Charlie Abraham.
Our Halloween mascot thanks everyone for participating in the 2015 WVAO CME Conference!
